tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post6953205289120624132..comments2015-07-30T04:35:57.486-07:00Comments on John K Stuff: WB PitchJohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-54116365025955525352008-08-11T12:14:00.000-07:002008-08-11T12:14:00.000-07:00I would also love to see Looney Tunes commericals ...I would also love to see Looney Tunes commericals with those great jingles like "ABC-deliciously" or "Tang ! It's Tangirific".PCUnfunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-43433853763899501242008-08-11T07:08:00.000-07:002008-08-11T07:08:00.000-07:00Dear John K,I am an animation student researching ...Dear John K,<BR/><BR/>I am an animation student researching for my dissertation about the late great 2D animation renaissance and would like to ask you a few questions.<BR/><BR/>1. What was the industry like to work in before NickToons?<BR/>2. Ren and Stimpy was incredibly different, a manic offshoot of Looney Tunes one might say, where in your mind did that come from?<BR/>3. How did you feel Daryl Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849522187115751756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-66864249532789858562008-08-10T18:11:00.000-07:002008-08-10T18:11:00.000-07:00I found "Back in Action" barely an improvement but...I found "Back in Action" barely an improvement but it had better animation. Space Jam was just a commerical starring Micheal Jordan, it never had potential.PCUnfunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-6523992530378808342008-08-10T17:15:00.000-07:002008-08-10T17:15:00.000-07:00Hi John,I went back to the WB image and changed it...Hi John,<BR/><BR/>I went back to the WB image and changed it.<BR/><BR/>Let me know if you want more changes, and thanks again for the tips.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://wicksforcandlesticksomar.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">WB INKS part 2</A><BR/><BR/>-David O.Wicks for Candlestickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02624678299551525333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-17132031341634675642008-08-10T01:14:00.000-07:002008-08-10T01:14:00.000-07:00I say mix and match - caricatured HB and LT charac...I say mix and match - caricatured HB and LT characters interact as they wraparound cartoons. Have them all reminiscing in a cartoon star retirement home - or encounter each other on a vacation cruise - or a "trade a spouse" parody. <BR/><BR/>If the corporate suits frown on the idea, just bypass them and do a show around some of the great classics now in public domain. <BR/><BR/>A cartoon Uncle CartoonStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012225093125319446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-69016771811247646622008-08-09T19:42:00.000-07:002008-08-09T19:42:00.000-07:00"That cinematic genius, Ivan Reitman, in charge of..."That cinematic genius, Ivan Reitman, in charge of "Space Jam" said at the time of its production, "We're not doin' any of that Chuck Jones crap!""<BR/><BR/>That would explain why that movie wasn't near as good as it could've been. The best thing to be said for "Space Jam" is that it boosted the popularity of Looney Tunes again for a while. It wasn't the worst thing Warner Bros. has ever done to Matthew Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17606351469891003921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-48594911106778973472008-08-09T19:20:00.000-07:002008-08-09T19:20:00.000-07:00Ted Turner and Ivan Reitman are both cut from the ...Ted Turner and Ivan Reitman are both cut from the same cloth: rich people who think they know better because all they ever hear from anyone is 'Yes sir".<BR/><BR/>- trevor.trevorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08554109671909765241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-24056904495247982712008-08-09T11:37:00.000-07:002008-08-09T11:37:00.000-07:00That cinematic genius, Ivan Reitman, in charge of ...That cinematic genius, Ivan Reitman, in charge of "Space Jam" said at the time of its production, "We're not doin' any of that Chuck Jones crap!"Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308880186307909986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-4135302914504687852008-08-09T10:51:00.000-07:002008-08-09T10:51:00.000-07:00HOLY CRAP!!! JOHN!!! that bugs construction post...HOLY CRAP!!! JOHN!!! that bugs construction post is amazing! i totally missed it too! that's why i love this blog! i had ripped some scenes of daffy from the great piggy bank robbery and i was trying to deconstruct it and write the x sheets and breakdowns for it and all. i love exercises like this! thanks so much for posting!!!:: smo ::http://www.blogger.com/profile/02948005244845740011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-42761608971309198692008-08-09T09:42:00.000-07:002008-08-09T09:42:00.000-07:00Semaj: Acording to THE ANIMATED MOVIE GUIDE by Jer...Semaj: Acording to THE ANIMATED MOVIE GUIDE by Jerry Beck, SPACE JAM did not do as well as Ted Turner hoped so he cancelled production of all future shorts.PCUnfunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-88938991487678324362008-08-09T00:53:00.000-07:002008-08-09T00:53:00.000-07:00Hi John,Here's my part of the pitch inks.WB INKSLe...Hi John,<BR/><BR/>Here's my part of the pitch inks.<BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://wicksforcandlesticksomar.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">WB INKS</A><BR/><BR/>Let me know of any corrections I can do. You can email me at davidomardesigns@gmail and I'll fix/send the ILLUSTRATOR file.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again, <BR/>David O.Wicks for Candlestickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02624678299551525333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-74282908080541132812008-08-09T00:40:00.000-07:002008-08-09T00:40:00.000-07:00The wraparound repackage idea is great, and those ...The wraparound repackage idea is great, and those old shorts should have a bigger audience than they get nowadays (hell, I'm only 21 and even I remember Loony Tunes on television). But man, when I think about what John could do with those old characters, it makes me wish we really were getting all new shorts. Its like, WB wants to use the faces of the characters, but doesn't want any of the riskyChrisLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14127313330535853598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-65611269791852307522008-08-08T23:06:00.000-07:002008-08-08T23:06:00.000-07:00Reading the back &amp; forth w/ you and Matthew an...Reading the back &amp; forth w/ you and Matthew and his irrational &amp; misguided fears (my opinion) of you desecrating HB &amp; WB ... <I>as if they haven't done that themselves already.</I> If anything, you'd bring 'em back to their smart and experimental roots.<BR/><BR/>Do you think anything recent comes close to the pure perfection that is the classic WB's? The more I see the more I believe Ukulele Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901871136096525879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-71850038189697957512008-08-08T22:56:00.000-07:002008-08-08T22:56:00.000-07:00I just wanna see these cartoons back and popular w...<I>I just wanna see these cartoons back and popular with modern audiences.</I><BR/><BR/>Don't we all, man? (sigh)<BR/><BR/>And that's a sad story about Chuck Jones. That could be why no additional theatrical shorts were made thru his studio past 1997, despite the long-term contract he signed around the time.Mr. Semajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10131603833394294520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-60826326847045220412008-08-08T19:59:00.000-07:002008-08-08T19:59:00.000-07:00I dunno, John. Chuck spoke very highly of you, i...I dunno, John. <BR/><BR/>Chuck spoke very highly of you, in the single time I spoke with him, and he felt that you were doing the best job of bringing back cartoons in their purest form. "That's why cartoon execs don't like him," he said, "because Steven Spielberg wants to be the one to do it, but he doesn't know enough about cartoons. He just has enough money".<BR/><BR/>Obviously, this trevorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08554109671909765241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-53159669366947002142008-08-08T19:55:00.000-07:002008-08-08T19:55:00.000-07:00Thanks MatthewI love all those cartoons and have m...Thanks Matthew<BR/><BR/>I love all those cartoons and have more respect for them than HB seemed to have for their own characters in the 70s and 80s.<BR/><BR/>But in WB's case, those are the best cartoons ever made and can't be improved upon. <BR/><BR/><BR/>What I want to do repackage the 50s cartoons with the original bumpers that Jones, Freleng and McKimson did (which were certainly different JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-55918198760229225842008-08-08T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-08T19:52:00.000-07:00Very cool, boy I'd love to see WB like that! I'm i...Very cool, boy I'd love to see WB like that! I'm intrigued:)Hrymahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478208830908696438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-54128341510361996872008-08-08T19:45:00.000-07:002008-08-08T19:45:00.000-07:00Wow, thanks for responding to my Misce-Looneyous p...Wow, thanks for responding to my Misce-Looneyous post, John! I appreciate that. So your idea is just "wrap-arounds" then? Well, if it gets the classics back on TV in some form, I guess I can't bee too critical. A new "Bugs Bunny Show" would be a great thing. Just...please...don't do what you did to Yogi!Matthew Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17606351469891003921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-13723766583383002752008-08-08T19:28:00.000-07:002008-08-08T19:28:00.000-07:00I agree that Chuck would roll in his grave.But I w...I agree that Chuck would roll in his grave.<BR/><BR/>But I wouldn't desecrate the classics. I would just do funny wraparounds, not try to make new shorts. <BR/><BR/><BR/>No one can live up to what Chuck and them did in the 40s and 50s.<BR/><BR/>I just wanna see these cartoons back and popular with modern audiences.JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-44224102545371625772008-08-08T17:43:00.000-07:002008-08-08T17:43:00.000-07:00Chuck Jones is rolling in his grave.Actually, Mike...<B>Chuck Jones is rolling in his grave.</B><BR/><BR/>Actually, Mike ( or should I refer to you by your species a la Maltese and Jones style latin: Wrongius Douchious ), I'm sure that if Chuck were aware of things going on with the WB characters after his death, the last person he'd get upset about re-interpreting his characters is John.<BR/><BR/>He truly disliked what Warners did a la Tiny Toons trevorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08554109671909765241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-56754439864062316442008-08-08T17:38:00.000-07:002008-08-08T17:38:00.000-07:00I laid some colors down on fred and george: here. ...I laid some colors down on fred and george: <A HREF="http://donefeeding.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Just a start - it needs some work still.kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03369717993827846304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-22312330060225348882008-08-08T17:34:00.000-07:002008-08-08T17:34:00.000-07:00Hey John,I inked the drawing, here it is. Comments...Hey John,<BR/><BR/>I inked the drawing, <A HREF="http://maciscute.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">here it is</A>. Comments/tips are welcome :).<BR/><BR/>Harmkecrazyharmkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03225091498409990478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-58872978526654179872008-08-08T17:15:00.000-07:002008-08-08T17:15:00.000-07:00Worse yet, Bob Clampett is rolling in his grave!Worse yet, Bob Clampett is rolling in his grave!Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213518950959170271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-14050263123100212332008-08-08T16:30:00.000-07:002008-08-08T16:30:00.000-07:00Great drawings Mistah K. You always know how to ch...Great drawings Mistah K. You always know how to charicature cartoons. Do you plan on making flash bumpers on the Looney Tunes site ?<BR/><BR/>Mike: Can we see your wonderful drawings of Bugs and the gang ?PCUnfunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-69819727874482663762008-08-08T16:25:00.000-07:002008-08-08T16:25:00.000-07:00these are really awesome and awesome if it happens...these are really awesome and awesome if it happens!flashcartoonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07991597802936788317noreply@blogger.com